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February 10, 202625 pages35 min readAldo Pietropaolo

12 Non-Negotiable Principles for Agent Runtime Governance

Agent Runtime GovernanceAI Agent GovernanceEnterprise AIAI SecurityMaturity Model

A comprehensive whitepaper defining 12 non-negotiable principles for Agent Runtime Governance — the discipline of enforcing governance continuously during agent execution. Organized in three layers — Foundations, Execution, and Operations — covering agent identity, intent-based authorization, delegation chains, deterministic control planes, runtime policy enforcement, secrets governance, and multi-agent coordination. Includes a five-level maturity model, competitive landscape comparison, and actionable steps to begin today.

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